Tuesday night on St. Mark's Place during the blackout

St. Mark's Place on Tuesday. Via Gothamist, who has more photos of the East Village in the blackout here.

Noted

East 11th Street near First Avenue.

Signs of cell phone life on Avenue C

The front of Esperanto on Avenue C and East Ninth Street is a spot for cellular service... At last look, there were 25 people making calls, texting, etc. (And there are rumors that the cell phone reception area will be applying for a beer-wine license...)

... and a few steps away. Didn't see anyone around at this hour.

This happening at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) on Avenue C? Does anyone know?

An in vogue food truck

East 12th Street and Avenue C.

Welcome back

East 10th Street and Avenue C this morning.

Watch Con Ed blow up, and in slo-mo replay

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Per the description:

The initial explosion at the Con Ed Plant, E14th and FDR in New York City.

A quick break in any serious reporting to let you know that ...

Zoltar was fine. Here he is yesterday afternoon.

In the dark

Well this sucks. Everyone OK? We got hit pretty hard, but we're fine. No power. Internet. Online poker. 3G. Etc.

Stayed behind to help out some neighbors in flood-damaged apartments. If all goes well, then I'll be back tommorrow with photos, updates and Zoltar.

Be well.

Avenue C flooding; word of Con Ed transformer explosion

Water is rushing down Avenue C according to multiple residents... Here's is East Seventh Street and Avenue C...

Via ‏@nsj806

And we witnessed that flashing light and explosion... people on Avenue C said that a Con Ed transformer blew, though the green light was witnessed south of the substation... Car alarms blaring from East Seventh Street to East 14th Street... lights flickering...

Sandy's approach

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From Avenue D this afternoon via @dpentecost

Fallen storefront on Avenue B and East Second Street

At the incoming Wafles & Dinges.

Photo by Michael Ford via Facebook.

Reader report: Storm damage on Avenue A and East Fifth Street

Downed scaffolding and grating on Ave A at 5th. Was asked to use other side of st because it's dangerous cc @evgrieve twitter.com/AnnaESanders/s…

— Anna Sanders (@AnnaESanders) October 29, 2012